Is It Better to Speak, or to 'Hush'?
Voters say they want to hear more about climate. This election, candidates mostly stopped saying it.By Kate WaxmanHi, I’m Kate Waxman, and this is my...
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UK climate minister Katie White: COP31 must respond to 'really scary' science
Print article Share The upcoming COP31 climate talks in Antalya, Turkey need to respond to the latest science on global warming, which is ‘really scary’,...
Great Britain's worst-ever bluetongue season 'a major animal welfare crisis'
British Veterinary Association president tells MPs surge in cases putting farmers under severe pressure and stressThe worst bluetongue season on record has been a major...
Africa launches long-delayed energy bank to finance fossil fuel projects
After repeated delays, the Africa Energy Bank (AEB) was officially launched this week – tasked with financing oil and gas projects across the continent as...
State of the climate: 2026 likely to tie with 2024 as the warmest year on record
Print article Share Article Contents Expand menu Close A record August and the second-warmest year to date A record-setting El Niño event Record heat across...
As Mangrove Forests Expand in China, Bird Species Multiply
A push by China to revive its mangrove forests is paying off. Not only have mangroves colonized large areas of coastline, but the new forests...
New tool will help gardeners move away from thirsty English classics to drought-resistant plants
Exclusive: Garden Climate Assessment Tool will allow users to predict a plant’s response to the projected climate in a given location’In the 20th century, we...
Brazil publishes first global 'roadmap' for phasing out fossil fuels
Cop30 host sets out steps to break link with coal, oil and gas as it aims to move focus from negotiating to implementingAll countries can...
The Amazon's canary in the coalmine: what a tropical fish can tell us about climate upheaval
Scientist Adalberto Luis Val’s pioneering research on the tambaqui fish is revealing the effect of climate disruption in Brazil, with global implications for biodiversity and...
U.S. approval of cheap, generic HIV prevention shot may boost global rollout
Indian company pledges to sell injectable lenacapavir in low- and middle-income countries for only $40 a year
US Buildings Lost to Wildfires Could Triple By 2060
The country could reduce the risk by better managing forests and housing development to account for climate change, new research suggests.By Jake BolsterThe number of...
Canada, EU agree deeper cooperation on energy and cleantech supply chains
Canada and the European Union’s commitment to strengthen cooperation on energy security and the energy transition lays the foundation to put clean growth and climate...
EPA Pulls the Plug on Regulating Air Pollution From Giant Livestock and Poultry Operations
The agency says it will suspend efforts, in the works for more than 20 years, to develop measures that would allow the agency to enforce...
Electric aviation is taking off in unexpected ways
The call came from a home in Hyde County, a rural expanse of coastal farmland and marsh in North Carolina. Paramedic Quinn Reece jumped into...
Louisiana's accidental blueprint for restoring its coast
Arthur Matherne is used to speeding his airboat across a southeastern stretch of the Louisiana coast where lakes and bayous have widened as the Gulf...
On Wall Street, the 'energy transition' includes natural gas and data centers
Blackstone, one of the largest private equity firms in the world, officially changed the name of its dedicated energy investment fund to include the phrase...
Did scientists just find 115-million-year-old dinosaur blood?
Researchers claim they finally found fossilized dinosaur red blood cells, but some remain skeptical
'Cellophane' bees make their nests from biodegradable plastic
Strong, waterproof polyester could seed new ideas for sustainable materials
STATEMENT: COP17 Signals Commitment to Protect Nature, but Finance and Implementation Lag
YEREVAN (November 3, 2026) — The UN Biodiversity Conference (COP17) concluded with countries agreeing on a plan to speed up efforts to halt and reverse...
The Moon may have squeezed Earth's first continents into existence
As our young planet spun down, its bulging shape gave way to a sphere, driving the formation of continental crust
Castration extends life span, but in a surprising way, mouse study suggests
Scientists say work could help identify ‘castration mimetics’ that boost longevity
Evaluating the effectiveness of climate change communication to young people across Southern Africa
Climate change communication plays an essential role in fostering youth engagement in environmental issues. However, previous research suggests that climate change has not been effectively...
Domestic science vs. international science? The myth of the entanglement between science and politics in China on transboundary air pollution in East Asia
IntroductionSince the 1990s, East Asia has prioritized the production of scientific knowledge based on monitoring and modeling data, devoting significant effort to understanding the source-receptor...
What's on the climate calendar for November 2026?
This is a republication of November’s edition of The Climate Agenda – a subscriber-only newsletter designed to keep you informed of the key events, negotiations...
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